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Historical Event on 8/23/1995

First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.
7/13/1964Utpal Chatterjee, cricketer (Bengal slow left-arm bowler), was born in Calcutta.
1/19/1987Narain Dutt Ojha made some sort of a record at the residence of the Chief Justice of India when he was sworn in as a Judge of Supreme Court at 10.00 p.m.
2/3/1912Bardanand Chattergy, chemical expert, was born.
3/20/1937England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK.
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
12/20/1998Dr. B. V. Raman (86), a reputed astrologer, dies in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was the Editor of The Astrological Magazine.